First-Quarter GDP Preview: What to Expect for Economic Growth

March jobs report and inflation data add to a busy headline-filled week.

People shop on Black Friday at a mall in Hanover, Md., on Nov. 29, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Bureau of Economic Analysis will release its first-quarter GDP report on April 30.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow Model, a widely watched estimate, suggests the growth rate was negative 0.4 percent after adjusting for gold imports and exports.